urban bar and brasserie

i hate to say this but we were disappointed. the food is still wonderful. the problem was the portion size. we had, for our main boar and apple sausages with a buttery mash and an onion gravy. quality was first class, quantity was non existent. we looked at one another when the plates were brought out. not impressed. come on urban. please have a think about portions. it's the 1st time i've left urban and could genuinely have went for a burger somewhere as i was really hungry.


-----07 aug, 2011-----

i've reviewed this place before but, after tonights meal have to do so again. brilliant. it was one of the nicest meals i have ever had, even the coffee was really nice. the food is beautiful, the wine lovely (and i don't drink wine) and theserviceattentive without being intrusive. beautiful surroundings with food to match. well done urban


-----15 jun, 2009-----

nice setting, relaxed and enjoyable. wonderful food, excellent, attentiveserviceand worth every penny. please try the steak with shitake mushrooms, beautiful

food was okay, but the experience was pretty poor overall.. there were 10 of us, so we were told that we were a 'large party' and had to pick a fixed price menu in advance. the fixed price came to £5-£10 more than if we'd paid for what we'd eaten at the regular menu prices, and we had significantly less choice.

we were seated right next to a (very loud) piano that made it difficult to carry out conversation whilst we dined.

theservicewas pretty slow (one of our party had to leave to get his train home before they'd taken the desert orders - and still had to pay for the dessert/coffee he couldn't have!). there was a good 5 minutes between the first of our main courses arriving and the last two turning up.

when the bill turned up we eventually realised we'd been over charged by around a further £30 as we'd been charged separately for tea/coffees that were included in the fixed menu price.

excellent food,serviceimpeccable.. i have been there on two occasions, once for my birthday and once for another's.

both occasions have been excellent. the food was beautiful, the wine was perfect with the meal and the staff were extremely polite and deserving of good tips.

also, you should check out the bar if you're waiting to be seated or just in general. the cocktails are good!